One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 117

Chapter 117: I don't want to lose you

~~~If I should stay I would only be in your way and so I'll go, but I know I'll think of you each step of the way. Bitter-sweet memories that's all I'm taking with me. Goodbye, please don't cry 'cause we both know that I'm not what you need. I hope life treats you kind and I hope that you have all that you ever dreamed of. I wish you joy, I wish you happiness, but above all this, I wish you love~~~

-Dolly Parton (Original-Emotional version)-

"S-So it means... it's r-really you that I saw at the---" I haven't even finished the question when he nodded and that's when I burst into tears. "Ohh... D-David..."

"Shhh..." He got up immediately and shifted to the side of the bed. "Shhh... it's okay, babe." He even wiped my tears as he continued to shake his head. The silent tears later turned into small sobs.

I couldn't imagine how he felt at that time when he heard all the words I said.

"But why? Why didn't you tell me? Why did you stay?" I asked between my sobs. But then I closed my eyes as I realized what right do I have to ask him those questions when it's me who's at fault. "I called you that same day but it was Carl who answered your phone. He said you were in the surgery room---"

"I asked him to answer the phone for me."

"Huh? B-But how---"

"I never leave San Francisco and the truth is that I was just staying in a hotel and that day after I left the department store, I received a call from Carl and he said he too had filed a vacation leave and he's planning to stay here. We met at the parking lot, so the time you called I already asked him a favor to answer my phone."

"S-So you heard everything?" I asked and when he nodded, I suddenly wished the ground could open up and swallow me. "So you've been here all this time and following me around?" "Yes, and I was where you were."

"Oh, my--- I-I'm sorry." My hand automatically covered my mouth as the loud sob escaped my lips. "David, I'm sorry..."

"Come on, why are you apologizing? You didn't do anything wrong."

Exactly, why am I apologizing? What am I apologizing for? Of all the mistakes I made while he was not around, which of those mistakes do I apologize for? "B-But---"

"You just followed your heart."

And those words cut my heart into million pieces. Guilt started creeping into my entire body and eating up my sanity.

"No, David." I shook my head. "I never meant to say those words. I-I only mentioned them to annoy Cherry and for her to leave me alone."

"H-Hey, babe, it's okay. Let's just talk about it some other time. You just woke up from surgery and you need to take a rest."

"What about the question you said you wanted to ask me earlier?"

don't mind it, it's not

"But babe---"

me by placing his index finger over my lips. "We still have a lot of time to talk about those things,

began to question myself again as to

***

though we are within inches of each other, I feel that something has changed in him. Well, honestly, I noticed that everything changed... from how the way he looked at me with pain and sorrow dancing in his eyes to the way he showed care

when I was still in the

of shock written in his

my leg and foot injury and

knelt in

to cook for you?" And he was about to get up, but I grabbed his hand.

a small smile curled on his lips as he pulled the chair from his

few seconds, contemplating whether to ask him, hold back or if it's the right time to talk about it. But when I do, would he be

hadn't even finished the sentence but he was already up and was about to avoid it again if I hadn't grabbed his

not going to talk about it." He said looking at me. His mood suddenly turned

"David please---"

his head as anger

kept shaking

don't you want to

just don't want to

a lot

it! You don't

please? This is about what happened, besides, I want

you think I didn't know

I gasped, my eyes blinking rapidly

told you, I never

mean to

and when I say everything,

you tell me? Why do you still

how his expression softened as he stared at me with hurt and sadness displayed simultaneously on

you I don't want to talk

"David---"

don't want to lose

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